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Blown Away: How the US Fanned the Flames in Afghanistan
Is it all over but the (anti-American) shouting — and the killing? Are the exits finally coming into view? Sometimes, in a moment, the fog lifts, …
Gas in the US Elections
President Obama seems to be enjoying some good luck in that the economy appears to be picking up just in time for his re-election campaign. While the economy is …
New State Bank Bills Address Credit and Housing Crises
The long-awaited settlement between 49 state Attorneys General and the big five robo-signing banks is proving to be a major disappointment before it has even been signed, sealed and …
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Warren Buffett: “It Is a Myth” That US Corporate Taxes Are High
2012 GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal today to lay out his economic plan, reiterating his desire to cut the corporate …
“Act of Valor”? Beware Exalting Our Starship Troopers
Image from “Act of Valor.” (Photo: IATM LLC – © 2011 Relativity Media, LLC) One of my favorite books as a teenager was Robert Heinlein's “Starship Troopers” …
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Lawsuit Takes Aim at CIA’s “Covert” Attack on Transparency
(Photo: Wikimedia; Edited: Lance Page / Truthout) Last September, the CIA quietly changed its long-standing policy for how it would process certain records requests by implementing a …
Newt Gingrich on Drugs
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaking at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, June 16, 2011. (Photo: Gage Skidmore) Irina Alexander is a …
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WikiLeaks: Disgraced Judge Said He Was Targeted for Investigation After Ruling Against Halliburton
Samuel Kent, the disgraced former Texas federal judge who resigned in 2009 after receiving a 33-month sentence for lying to investigators and sexual abusing two employees, told a senior …
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Nine Crazy Things Mitt Romney Believes
I believe for every drop of rain that falls, A flower grows. Tom Jones Mitt Romney’s economic address at Ford Field in Detroit received …
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Infiltration to Disrupt, Divide and Misdirect Is Widespread in Occupy (Part I)
In the first five months, the Occupy Movement has had major victories and has altered the debate about the economy. People in the power structure and who hold different …